U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/HNE, Room 1509, SA- 14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1424

R -- COMPUTER TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES POC Contact Point: Georgia Fuller, Contracting Officer, (703) 875-1134. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has approved a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition to award an interim three-month performance-based contract to PaL- Tech, Inc. to provide uninterrupted computer training and support services in AID/Washington and overseas. These services are currently being provided by PaL-Tech under a non-competitive contract through SBA's 8(a) Program. A new thirty-month follow-on contract to continue these services under the 8(a) Program also will be negotiated with PaL-Tech. The applicable SIC code is 7379. This interim three-month contract will continue critical existing and essential training services to support the deployment and sustainability of USAID's New Management System (NMS) and provide essential training services to initiate compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Information Technology Act. The required level of effort is estimated to be 875 person days. See Notes 4 & 22. (0100)

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